- (1) "Certification and survey provider enhanced reports" or "CASPER" means a quality measure report used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to compare data between nursing facility programs.
- (2) "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services.
- (3) "Program" means the Quality Improvement (QI) program within the NF NSGO UPL program.
- (4) "Resident" means a Medicaid patient who resides in and receives nursing facility services in a Medicaid-certified nursing facility.
- (5) "Seed contract" means a contract between the Division of Integrated Healthcare (division) and a non-state government entity to participate in the upper payment limit program.
- (6) "State licensing" means the entity assigned to regulate each health care facility.
Terms used in this rule are defined in Rule R414-505. Additionally:
KEY: Medicaid
Date of Last Change: July 2, 2025
Notice of Continuation: December 30, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-1-213; 26B-3-108